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[[File:Rufus_Acrofatic_1456.jpg|link=Street Fighter|frame|His kung-fu is stronger. And fatter.]]
 
{{quote|''"For someone who cannot see his feet, you are very light on them!"''|'''Prince Naveen''', ''[[The Princess and The Frog (Disney)|The Princess and Thethe Frog]]''}}
 
Simply put, a fat character who can maneuver like a gymnast, sprint like an Olympic runner, or kick your ass like [[Chuck Norris]], despite being... you know... fat. These characters are also usually [[Lightning Bruiser|Lightning Bruisers]], although [[Fragile Speedster|Fragile Speedsters]] are not unheard of. May intersect with [[Stout Strength]] for characters who aren't actually fat, but rather very musclebound. Originally just made to subvert the idea of [[Mighty Glacier]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
* ''[[The Breaker]]: New Waves'' [http://www.mangareader.net/the-breaker-new-waves/28/10 Right here.]
* Subverted in ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]]'', because every notable fighter in the series in that show are fast and agile
** Yajirobe
** Dodoria
** Majin Buu
** Pintar in the tournament arc of ''Dragon Ball Z''. It didn't help him.
* ''[[Mazinger Z (Anime)|Mazinger Z]]'': Boss. He was pretty fat, but he could be fast when he wanted or if he needed. Combine that with him being strong and sturdy, and he could deliver a good beating to anyone (except Kouji, much to his chagrin and disgust). He also showed up in the sequels (''[[Great Mazinger (Anime)|Great Mazinger]]'' and ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer (Anime)|UFO Robo Grendizer]]'').
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Animeanime)|Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'' has Pharaoh, Daitokuji-sensei's cat. Despite his bulk, he's pretty fast and strong.
* Another fat cat is Rhett Butler/Hercules from ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'', who saves Luna twice from a large gang of stray cats in one episode. The 3rd time was when {{spoiler|Zoisite turns him into the monster-cat Youma called Bakene, and, despite destructive intention like the other Youma, saves Luna from falling.}}
* Choji Akimichi (as well as the whole Akimichi clan) from ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]''; there are definitely faster [[Ninja]] but they've never had trouble with the [[In a Single Bound|giant leaps]] or other acrobatics expected of them.
* In''[[Basilisk (Manga)|Basilisk]]'' Josuke is the fattest character in the cast, but he's also a really fast, speedy ninja (mainly because he's a sort of balloon man, hence almost weightless).
* Tongpu, a.k.a. (Mad) Pierrot from Episode 20: ''Pierrot le Fou'' of ''[[Cowboy Bebop (Anime)|Cowboy Bebop]]'', the maniacally grinning rogue assassin. However, it's not clear how much of it is actual fat, and how much is an anti-grav suit. Or the absurd amount of hardware he's packed into his coat, ranging from hand grenades and shotguns to a frikkin' ROCKET LAUNCHER.
* Buccha from ''[[Air Gear (Manga)|Air Gear]]''. Somewhat of a subversion in which he's not actually fat; there's little fat on his body. He happens however to have a huge volume of blood, which concentrates mostly on his belly, and when required it floods his muscles; during said moments he has a leaner, more muscular body
* Marechiyo Omaeda from ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]''. He ''is'' the lieutenant of a squad of ninjas with [[Super Speed]], though he prefers hiding it under [[Obfuscating Stupidity]].
* [[Stout Strength|Genma Saotome]] from ''[[Ranma ½ (Manga)|Ranma One Half]]''. Although he's naturally [[Overshadowed Byby Awesome|outclassed by his son and his son's peers]], he's unbelievably agile and fast for someone with his age and frame. Even when transformed into a panda. He is, however, not so much obese as he is a large man in general.
* ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]''
** Oars -- he's a giant (even by giant standards) who jumps several times higher than his own height. And he's damn fast. It helps that he had Luffy's shadow animating his corpse. His descendant, Little Oars Jr., is similar but perhaps a bit slower.
** Somewhat earlier is Yama of Skypeia. Really, a body that fat with arms and legs that small, it's a wonder the guy can even move. Yet he can move pretty damn well.
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** Lucky Roux, for a time fans were convinced that he's the fastest man on the OP universe, and well, he's fat.
** Also, Chopper's Kung Fu point; in it he's almost round and has very short extremities, yet it seems to be his fastest form.
* The [[Big Bad]] of ''[[D .Gray Man (Manga)-man|D Gray Man]]'', the Millennium Earl, is a fairly rotund individual, but is capable of readily fending off the protagonist in a sword fight.
* ''[[Full Metal Panic Fumoffu]]''. In the [[Beach Episode]], Sôsuke battles an overweight bodyguard who does Neo's "bending over backwards to dodge bullets trick" from ''[[The Matrix (Film)|The Matrix]]''.
* Somewhat more down-to-Earth version: Mitsuyoshi Anzai from ''[[Slam Dunk (Manga)|Slam Dunk]]'' is fat ''and'' old (in his mid to late 50's ''at least''), but he can still shoot three-pointers like a pro. And he bounces a bit, too.
* [[The Big Guy|Ryu]] [[Gentle Giant|"The Owl"]] [[Big Eater|Nakanishi]] in ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Anime)|Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'' can pull off all the same acrobatics as the thinner members of the team.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (Mangamanga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' has Gluttony. As the name implies, he's quite rotund, yet he can get around pretty easily. Of course, that's due to him being a Homunculus.
** It also brings us minor character Jerso, a chimera who can turn into a blobby [[Frogs and Toads|toad-like]] creature. He jumps like you'd expect, and is surprisingly fast in other ways as well.
* Ash's Snorlax in ''[[Pokémon (Animeanime)|Pokémon]]''. It may be extremely fat and heavy, but it can also move pretty fast when it needs to and even ''flip through the air to land on its feet'' after being thrown.
* Rin in ''Orange Delivery'' is a very short and round girl - and a legendarily graceful figure skater.
* Goemon Ishikawa in ''[[Yaiba (Manga)|Yaiba]]'' is quite large and plump, but he's a [[Lightning Bruiser]] when he fights.
* Iwado the fat judoka from ''[[Holyland (Manga)|Holyland]]''. The notes point out that many underestimate the speed of judoka.
* Mr. Legend from ''[[Tiger and Bunny (Anime)|Tiger and Bunny]]'' was the first Superhero ever and inspired the main character to become a superhero himself. Acts like Superman and has a Superman-like suit, but is fat and in his late 40s when he appears -- however he's nonetheless the most badass Superhero out of all.
 
 
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* It helps very much that [[Legion of Super-Heroes|Bouncing Boy]] can bounce.
* [[Batman]] villains Tweedledee and Tweedledum are extremely rotund, yet also extremely agile and acrobatic, capable of launching themselves at enemies like cannonballs.
* In ''[[Deadpool|Deadpool and Cable]]'', Alex Hayden becomes obscenely obese, and prefers to sit around eating munchies than doing any actual work. However, in Deadpool vs The Marvel Universe, after a little pep talk from Outlaw while dinosaurs affected by the [[Spider -Man|Venom]] symbiote are ravaging the town, he finally gets back into action, starting by leaping off a scyscraper and onto a dinosaur.
{{quote| "Did someone call for Agent X, master of Kung-Fu, Tai-Kwan-Do, Jeet-Kun-Do, and apparently Sumo Wrestling? Well you got him -- 'cuz I'm back, baby! Now which dinosaur wants to get eaten first?"}}
* Partially subverted by [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/f/fatfury.htm Herbie The Fat Fury]. On the one hand, he ''is'' a fat, bespectacled loser with a bad haircut who easily defeats bank robbers, alien invaders, and Satan. On the other hand, his abilities are not from any training or skill, but from an arsenal of magic lollipops.
* Obelix from ''[[Asterix]]'' is very fat, but he has super-strength, is invincible in combat, and can defeat an entire Roman legion single-handed. It's canon that he fell in a cauldron of magic potion when he was little and is thus permanently under the effect of the potion. [[Berserk Button|And don't call him fat]]. He's just well-covered.
* Tobias Whale, an [[Evil Albino]] giant from [[The DCU]] (and [[Alternate Company Equivalent]] of the Kingpin), is regularly able to outmaneuver and outfight Black Lightning, a former Olympic athlete.
* ''[[Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire]]''. Buck is huge because he comes from a high-gravity planet, and yet surprisingly quick.
 
 
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== Films -- Animation ==
* Mr. Bobinsky from the [[Film of the Book]] ''[[Coraline (Animationanimation)|Coraline]]''.
* Po from ''[[Kung Fu Panda (Animation)|Kung Fu Panda]]'', after being taught how to fight. His being fat is actually why {{spoiler|he's able to defeat Tai Lung. The others fell when he started using his pressure point attacks, but, [[Chekhov's Gun|as demonstrated earlier]], Po's bulk makes it too hard to hit the nerves properly, and all it does is tickle him}}. Po was already quite agile, so long as his objective was the acquisition of food. Shifu simply needed to use this fact to his advantage in order to train Po to be so on command.
* In ''[[Princess Mononoke (Anime)|Princess Mononoke]]'', Jigo the wandering priest is a fat old man but he can move rather quickly and skillfully as demonstrated when he jumps from rock to rock while his companions have to struggle to keep up with him. Made even more impressive by his illogical footwear...
* In Disney's ''[[Mulan (Disney)|Mulan]]'', Chin Po went from anxiously balancing on poles above water to gracefully cartwheeling over them during training. See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTqIsB98a1E here] at 2:46 and 4:16.
* In ''[[A Goofy Movie|An Extremely Goofy Movie]]'', Pete's rather overweight son PJ shows some surprising dexterity on a bike, a skateboard, and on the dance floor.
 
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* [[Godzilla]]. Sure, he's normally content just lumbering at a relatively slow pace. But, when he decides to move fast, he ''does''. His surprising agility even allows him to kick his enemies, with both feet, while sliding on his tail.
* One of the brothers in ''[[Shaolin Soccer]]'' has weighless moving as his specialty... even years later, after he had stopped exercising and gained a lot of weight.
* The title character of ''[[Paul Blart: Mall Cop]]'' is a surprisingly good fighter and very acrobatic (at times). In fact, being fat doesn't slow him down at all -- suffering from hypoglycemia does, though.
* The late [[John Candy]] proved to be agile in some of his movies, including pulling off some martial arts moves in ''Delirious'' as well as being able to ride a horse. He does a somersault in ''Who Is Harry Crumb'' and can toss his shoes with deadly precision.
* [[Fat Bastard]] of the third ''[[Austin Powers]]'' movie is extremely agile in combat. He can even flip, though [[No Fourth Wall|he needs a stunt wire team for that, which snaps halfway through his stunt.]]
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* John Travolta described his ''[[Hairspray]]'' character, Edna Turnblad, in these terms. Tracy is this trope too; a significant part of the film is focused on her mad dancing skills.
* Chris Farley's Haru in ''[[Beverly Hills Ninja]]'' -- see [[Real Life]] below; Farley himself was pretty agile and did many of his own stunts in this and other films.
* In ''[[Mission Impossible (Filmfilm)|Mission Impossible]] III'' Philip Seymour Hoffman's Davian is seen doing some acrobatic maneuvering. Of course {{spoiler|it is not actually Davian -- it is Tom Cruise's character dressed up to look like him.}}
* Near the end of the direct-to-video comedy film ''Run Ronnie Run'', an overweight kid who was kidnapped by disgruntled Reality TV stars (don't ask) and spent his entire captivity playing [[Dead or Alive]] proceeds to beat the crap out of his kidnappers [[I Know Mortal Kombat|using the over-the-top "martial arts" moves from the game]] while the song "Ass Kickin' Fat Kid" plays in the background.
* [[Sammo Hung]] in everything he ever did.
* Jolly U in ''[[Guest From the Future]]'' is very fat, but is fast enough to catch up to running children.
* John Belushi as Jake Blues in ''[[The Blues Brothers]]''. A singing, dancing, ''backflipping'' genius.
* Eddie Valiant from ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'', especially in his song and dance number. Most impressive of all is when he performs several backflips across the floor of the Acme Gag Factory, despite wearing ''a hat, coat, and trousers''!
 
 
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* In [[Glen Cook]]'s ''Dread Empire'' books, Mocker is noted for being very fat -- and one of the deadliest swordsmen alive. His comrade Bragi Ragnarson, described as a giant of a man, flinches when Mocker threatens him.
* In the [[Star Wars]] book ''The Planet of Twilight'' there is a Hutt who uses a lightsaber quite effectively against Leia. She even comments to herself about how fast he can move for such a massive creature. He of course loses, leading to a very squicky description of what happens to a Hutt's body when it's sliced open by a lightsaber.
* Sergeant Garcia from the [[Zorro (Franchise)|Zorro]]-stories is a good swordsman and strong, agile and fit enough to be a credible threat to The Fox himself. He is also a distinctly pudgy [[Big Eater]].
 
 
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* The "Obesity" episode of ''[[Penn and Teller Bullshit]]'' -- which focused on addressing common misconceptions about fat people -- held a "Fat Guy Olympics" (with one skinny guy). Most of the fat guys outran the skinny guy.
* Randy from ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' despite being fat is actually a really talented natural gymnast. It is only brought up once a season or so though to preserve the [[Played for Laughs|comedy]] value of it.
* On ''[[Community (TV)|Community]]'' when Buddy is discussing what he would bring to the study group, he says they need a chubby, agile guy. Though his actual invocation of this tropes is a bit messy.
* Who can forget [[Chris Farley]] ice-skating on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''?
* Sammo in ''[[Martial Law]]''.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* In ''[[GURPS (Tabletop Game)|GURPS]]'', having a Fat or Very Fat character give you no penalties to acrobatics and agility, at least not directly.
* The ''Book of Vile Darkness'' from ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop Game)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' introduces a feat called "Deformity (Obese)" in which a character becomes "grossly overweight... now at least triple the normal weight of creatures of her kind." To be fair this feat does come with a -2 to Dexterity since someone of that size would have a harder time moving around, but really, in terms of ''D&D'', -2 Dexterity is a very minimal penalty and doesn't do much to stop a character from performing crazy feats of acrobatics and agility if they gain them with other feats or class abilities.
 
 
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* Bob in ''[[Tekken]] 6''. Justified in the fact that [[Stout Strength|much of his considerable bulk is actually muscle]]. He's a Sammo Hung tribute, anyway.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64DNpYiqlEc The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Obesity.]
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (Videovideo Gamegame)|Super Mario Bros]]''
** Wario in the ''[[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]]'' games and ''[[Wario World (Video Game)|Wario World]]'' is very agile and acrobatic for somebody his size. It has gotten to a point where he is able to catapult himself up high by swinging on bars. In the ''[[Mario Strikers (Video Game)|Mario Strikers]]'' series, he can backflip and kick a ball ''in mid-air'' as well as celebrate by doing the splits. In ''[[Super Smash Bros (Video Game)|Super Smash Bros]] Brawl'', he has some very fast attacks and extreme aerial maneuverability for a heavyweight. His [[Limit Break|Final Smash]] form, Wario-Man, is even faster and stronger, and can jump absurdly high to boot. Oh, and don't forget The Shake King from ''[[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]] Shake It.'' He can do pretty much everything Wario can (jump across the room, charge, etc.) as well as fly while shooting laser beams and electricity at things.
** Mario too, though not as fat as Wario, is far from a picture of physical fitness but still capable of pulling off acrobatic feats that would put real life gymnasts to shame. He wasn't originally called "Jumpman" for nothing. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-13-miyamoto-explains-why-mario-is-chubby explained] that his fatness was to allow for easier collision detection in 80's hardware.
** Bowser dips in and out of this trope, depending on the game. Bowser is typically the [[Mighty Glacier]], living up to the "slow but powerful" character type, but in some games, Bowser can run and jump as good as Mario can.
* Elvis from ''[[God Hand]]''. Some of the [[Fat Bastard]] mooks are also capable of incredibly fast lunges.
** ...up to and including ''literally launching themselves forward headfirst at breakneck speed as living missiles''.
* ''[[The Simpsons (Videovideo Gamegame)|The Simpsons]]'': Homer Simpson in almost every game where he's a selectable character.
* One of the bosses in ''[[Double Dragon (Video Game)|Super Double Dragon]]'' is a [[Monster Clown|fat clown]] named McGuire whose special attack is an [[Rolling Attack|air somersault]].
* The [[Wall Jump]] is something usually given to nimble characters. Folks with, say, ninja training. Thus, the ninjas in the ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'' series tend to pull this off. Including Earthquake the Texan ninja, who lives up to his name.
* The description of the Seeq in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics a 2 (Video Game)|Final Fantasy Tactics a 2]]'' indicates that despite their rotundity, they're surprisingly agile. This is something of an [[Informed Ability]], as three of the four Seeq jobs have below-average speed growth (on par with a Hume Soldier or Bangaa Warrior) and even the fourth one isn't very fast.
* Mad Clown from the SNES version of ''Super [[Punch Out (Video Game)|Punch Out]]''
* The Elven Priestesses from ''[[Overlord]] II''.
* Zeke from ''[[In FamousInfamous (Videovideo game Gameseries)|In Famous]]''. Despite the fact that Cole jumps off a 20-story apartment building... Zeke is waiting for him at the street somehow, all while touting the biggest beer gut this side of Texas. And that's just one example. There's also the fact that his running speed is actually just slightly less than Cole's. Then there's how he falls into the harbor during the failed escape attempt, yet is waiting for Cole when he returns - even though he admits that he had a crapton of trouble with the swim.
* Sammo, an obese child who is one of the three possible successors of the [[Old Master]] in ''[[Live a Live]]''. Justified in that he's used to running away from restaurants without paying. And, of course, he's based loosely off of Sammo Hung.
* Kiesha Phillips of ''[[Backyard Sports (Video Game)|Backyard Sports]]''.
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Franchise)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
** Dr. Eggman spends most of his time in machines, but when he gets out, he tends to display impressive feats of strength and agility. These range from keeping pace with Sonic himself and competing as an Olympic athlete, to ''being able to punch a moving train and knock it off its tracks'' in ''[[Sonic Riders (Video Game)|Sonic Riders]]''.
** Big the Cat also qualifies. He's enormously fat but also [[Stout Strength|superhumanly strong]], and in ''[[Sonic Heroes (Video Game)|Sonic Heroes]]'' he has no problems navigating the loop-de-loops with his teammates.
* Luther from the ''[[SSX (Video Game)|SSX]]'' games. Obese? Definitely. Capable of decatuple backflips under the right circumstances? Oh yeah.
* [[War CraftWarcraft]]'s pandaren are a whole race fitting this trope. They are large and stocky creatures, often even depicted with large bellies which by human standards would qualify as heavily overweight, yet:
{{quote|''Pandaren have a long tradition of mystic warfare and are exceedingly strong and agile. The traditional pandaren fighting style focuses upon mobility, speed and precision, as well as stunning acrobatic tricks.''|[http://www.wowwiki.com/Pandaren The WoWWiki]}}
* ''[[Heavy Rain (Video Game)|Heavy Rain]]'': Do ''not'' try to spring an attack on Scott Shelby.
* Barry of ''[[Alan Wake]]'' is heavyset, double-chinned, and can keep pace with the much slimmer Alan and the toned sheriff Sarah Breaker. He occasionally complains and bends over to catch his breath, but Alan himself is a non-athletic protagonist who can only sprint a few meters before he has to do the same.
* Baragon in ''[[Godzilla]]: Unleashed'' is, [[Killer Rabbit|despite being the smallest monster in the game]], noticeably round. However, he's also the most agile monster in the game, fighting his opponents with flips, cartwheels, jumps, and spinning.
* Murray from the ''[[Sly Cooper (Video Game)|Sly Cooper]]'' series qualifies when you play as him from the second game on. He can jump through the air and sidle along walls just as sneakily as Sly can.
* Multiple examples from ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' series:
** The [http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Merchant_King Merchant King] of ''[[Assassin's Creed (Video Game)|Assassin's Creed]]'' runs very fast for a guy that big.
** The Borgia messengers in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' are visibly overweight, yet are among the most able freerunners in medieval Italy.
** The Blacksmith and Engineer from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Video Game)|Assassin's Creed Brotherhood]]'', despite being noticeably rotund, can freerun just as well as the other multiplayer characters. Their "rotundness" probably seems to come from the clothing they're wearing.
* Helga, the pleasantly plump robot from the ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' series, is introduced as Captain Qwark's personal fitness trainer. Although Helga is constantly portrayed as being extremely physically fit due to her high standards, the only proof of this is the ''[[Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal|Up Your Arsenal]]'' skill point, "Beat Helga's Best Time", in which it is suggested that she conquered the VR Hacker & Hypershot training course in 0:50 seconds.
* King Dedede from The ''[[Kirby]]'' series can fly the same way that Kirby does, despite being really fat. [[Fridge Logic|And a non-flying bird.]]
* ''[[Pokémon (Franchise)|Pokémon]]'' has several. [[Lightning Bruiser|Slaking]], while being lazy enough to only attack [[Awesome but Impractical|every other turn]], is fat like [[Mighty Glacier|Snorlax]] but has decent/high Speed. Also, [[Cats Are Mean|Purugly]] and [[Big Creepy -Crawlies|Scolipede]] are pretty fat and bulky looking Pokémon with [[Fragile Speedster]]-like stat distributions.
* Bo Rai Cho in the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' series.
* Dynamo and Alternator from ''[[Ninja Gaiden (Video Game)|Ninja Gaiden]]'' are very rotund but can swing and charge very fast.
* ''[[Lightning Legend Daigo no Daibouken]]'' has Mokomoko, a giant furball [[Killer Rabbit|rabbit-like creature]], who can run at blazing speeds, and can pull off very fast combos.
* ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'': The Heavy, usually the slowest class, gains a significant speed boost when equipped with the Gloves of Running Urgently or for a brief period after eating a Buffalo Steak Sandvich.
* ''[[Dark Cloud (Video Game)|Dark Cloud]]'' gives us Goro, a stout little boy who can climb a tree with a few well-placed jumps. Unfortunately, [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|this agility doesn't carry over to his gameplay abilities.]]
* Tuba from [[Eternal Sonata]] falls under this banner.
* [[World of Warcraft]] features Bear Druids. Their main role is to use [[Kevlard|their bulk to soak up damage]]. They also need to have a very high Agility rating, as this allows them to dodge more attacks.
** They can also trigger a party-wide movement speed boost with Stampeding Roar. [[Truth in Television|Bears can run at 30 mph]].
* Peater in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' is rotund and looks incredibly out of shape, but is quick enough with his tiny sword to cut a stalk of bamboo upwards of 30 times before it falls. This odd combination is [[Justified Trope|justified]] as he was once a top-ranked Sky Knight but has since retired--presumably, Peater was once even better than he is now.
* Smough in ''[[Dark Souls (Video Game)|Dark Souls]]'' isn't as fast as [[Lightning Bruiser]] Ornstein, but he's pretty quick for someone so huge and bulky. Of course, Smough might not actually be that bulky under the armor.
* Typhlosion in ''[[Pokémon (Franchise)|Pokémon]]'' does not look like it should have a base 100 Speed (that's faster than some nimble Pokémon like Lucario) with those little stubs for legs, nor should Gengar, who's even faster.
** Starmie is faster than both of those two, despite it being an echinoderm (whose movements, in [[Real Life]], are only visible through time lapse).
 
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== Western Animation ==
* Bat-foe The Penguin was controversially reimagined as very skilled in martial arts for ''[[The Batman (Animation)|The Batman]]''.
** With him it was less the agility and more the [[Wire Fu]]-esque jumps, especially since the character design had very stumpy legs.
* 21 in ''[[The Venture Brothers (Animation)|The Venture Brothers]]'' during the fourth season, after taking [[Took a Level In Badass|several levels in Badass]].
* ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]''
** Homer and Flanders have a [[Le Parkour|parkour]] sequence in one episode. Flanders is quite fit, but Homer is, well, Homer. Then there was the time he was training for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQI3TTNR6AM Whacking Day]. He's even been shown to be able to walk with his hands.
** In a high school flashback, Homer was shown to be a talented gymnast until his father distracted him in the middle of a competitive floor routine, cutting his career short.
* All three members of the [[Super Duper Sumos]].
* ''[[Xiaolin Showdown (Animation)|Xiaolin Showdown]]''
** Tubbimura. Pretty agile for an overweight ninja.
** Panda Bubba could also apply here. He's a rather bulky guy, but held his own in a Showdown with the monks.
* Broadway from ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'' is agile for his bulk, though the fact that he has the largest wingspan of the Manhattan clan may have something to do with that.
* Although ''[[TMNTTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|TMNT]]'''s The Ancient One usually isn't the most active character, his appearance in the flashback episode "Fathers and Sons" show that this trope very much applies to him.
* Owen, LeShawna, and Beth from the ''[[Total Drama]]'' series compete in the same physical challenges as the other contestants without any problems. While Owen and LeShawna are sometimes out of breath, it never seems to cause them any big problems. Owen's weight and/or size has occasionally posed a problem for his team when the challenge involved moving or lifting other teammates; but just about as often, he's the one doing the lifting or moving of someone else and his accompanying strength is a real asset. Plus, [[Acceptable Targets|being fat]], the smell of food can motivate him to incredible speeds.
* Bulkhead in ''[[Transformers Prime (Animation)|Transformers Prime]]'' can move ''really damn fast'' if he wants to, despite his rotund shape. [[Lightning Bruiser|He's also]] [[Stout Strength|very strong]]. These combine to make him a total [[Badass]], verging on [[One-Man Army]].
* Roland of ''[[Extreme Ghostbusters (Animation)|Extreme Ghostbusters]]'', despite being rather chubby, is quite limber and agile.
* ''[[Kick Buttowski]]'' isn't huge but he's defintely pudgy and still manages amazing stunts and maneuvers.
* [[Gentle Giant|Mikey Blumberg]] from ''[[Recess]]'' is a talented ballet dancer. [[The Hero|T.J. Detweiler]] is a more subtle example. He's chubbier than the other main six (save for Mikey), but can pull off some pretty awesome stunts.
* The overweight ninja from ''[[Kim Possible]]'' [[The Movie]].
* Tohru in ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', when he has the Rabbit Talisman.
* [[The Flintstones|Fred "Twinkle Toes" Flintstone]] becomes surprisingly light on his feet when doing his famous winning bowling technique.
* Peter Griffin in ''[[Family Guy (Animation)|Family Guy]]'' is shown to be quite a good runner and jumper, despite being extremely obese. It's very rare for Peter to actually be exhausted from any physical activity.
** Similarly, Cleveland in ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' is very overweight but can still run around as if his weight doesn't hold back while under pressure.
* Stan Smith in ''[[American Dad (Animation)|American Dad]]'' has a pot belly but is extremely athletic, which is most likely a requirement for his work in the C.I.A. His gut is only visible when he shirtless.
 
 
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* James "Lights Out" Toney, Sextuple Weight Class Champion. Could, on a slim day, be described as "chubby." Still one of the slickest, most technical boxers of the last twenty years. Hard to imagine such a hefty dude being so fast... It should be noted that he was most dominant at the lower weight classes, when he was slimmer and in shape. While he did quite well as a (fat) heavyweight, and WAS very slick and technical even after putting on the weight, it was from his sheer talent as a boxer: he did well in spite of the weight, rather than because of it.
* [[What's Happening|Fred (Rerun) Berry]] was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2rDgZWqvhY quite a dancer.] Of course, this is only to be expected from a founding member of [[wikipedia:The Lockers|the Lockers]]
* [[Jack Black]]. Although on the pudgy side, he is surprisingly agile and can perform physical comedy with the best of them. Specifically referenced in his appearance on ''[[Community (TV)|Community]]'', where he tries to gain access to the group by claiming they need "an agile fat guy". He then accidentally high-kicks Jeff in the face.
* While the [http://basketbawful.blogspot.com/2007/09/word-of-day-calorie-cap.html calorie cap] certainly exists, many professional basketball players, particularly "bigs" who usually play the center position, are notably husky - including such all time greats as Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal.
* Pablo Sandoval of the [[Baseball|San Francisco Giants]]. During the 2009 season he was 5'11" tall and weighed close to 280lbs, but showed remarkable agility despite his size. After scoring a run by jumping over the opposing catcher's tag at home plate, a teammate gave him the affectionate nickname of "[[Kung Fu Panda (Animation)|Kung Fu Panda]]".
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLv230HLRNE Aiden Trimble], head of the FSK, is anything but a small man. Not that you'd ever notice whilst he's moving.
* Roman legionaries. They were professional soldiers who trained all the time with the gladius and were constantly marching with heavy loads or performing manual labor. They were also generally fattened up when not on campaign to increase survivability. As one book put it 'the most reliable supply train in their eyes was around their waists'.
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